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      NoticesArray.push([53, 1, "Dewey Caron - Winter Losses Survey 2010", "April 2010", "../sub/WLS_2010.doc", "This is the Winter Survey Loss for MD and DE for 2010"]);

      NoticesArray.push([52, 1, "Dewey Caron - Colony Mortality Questionnaire 2010", "April 2010", "../sub/CMQ_201003.doc", "This is the Colony Mortality Questionnaire for 2010"]);

      NoticesArray.push([51, 1, "Draft Best Management Practices", "Dec 2009", "../sub/BMP_12122009_draft.pdf", "This draft BMP is posted for member review and comment."]);

      NoticesArray.push([50, 0, "Volunteers Needed - Make Our Festival A Success", "Sept 2009", ""
         , "We will need lots of worker bees-about 30 volunteers-to make our Honey Festival in October a success.  These jobs do not take much commitment, just a few hours on one day, but they are absolutely vital.  Please look over the list and pick out one job you would like to do, then call me (410-239-7496).  I would be very grateful if you can save me hours on the telephone hunting for volunteers.<p>The Festival will be held October 10 from 10-4 at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, just off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (295).  We will set up the day before, Friday Oct. 9, starting at 1 pm.<p>Needed on Friday:<ul><li>Strong backs to help unload trucks and set up tables</li><li>Screen tent</li><li>Beehive</li><li>Kids games</li><li>Candle-making equipment</li><li>Honey Extractor and uncapping gear</li><li>Honey (3 full supers) to extract</li><li>Mock Apiary (3 or 4 empty beehives) </li></ul><p>Needed Saturday (some are scheduled, others ongoing, 3-hour shifts: if we get enough people, the shifts can be 2 hours)<ul><li>Observation hive-show people what is going on inside-ongoing, 1 person</li><li>Open hive demonstrations-four scheduled, 1 or 2 people</li><li>Honey Extracting Demonstration-four scheduled, 2 or 3 people</li><li>Candle-making demo-ongoing, 1 or 2 people</li><li>Honey sales table-one helper needed, ongoing</li><li>Conduct kids games-ongoing, 2 people</li><li>Mock Apiary-- show the various parts and uses of the beehive, 1 or 2 people</li><li>Bee Rodeo-six beekeepers for smoker-lighting contest (bring your own smoker & fuel) </li><li>General Helpers-2 or 3 people to help wherever needed</li></ul><p>Honey Sales Booth<br>There will be one booth conducting all sales, through MSBA. <b><u> Anyone volunteering at the festival is eligible to sell honey at our booth. </u></b> Items must be top-quality honey or beeswax products (no pollen or royal jelly), accepted on consignment Friday afternoon or Saturday before 10 only.  Put your label on your products.  We set prices unless you have something unique: $7 for 1-lb., $13 2 lb., $8 round section, $12 square or cut-comb, $10 chunk 1 lb., and so on.  Split 75% beekeeper, 25% MSBA/Friends of Patuxent (they get 10%, we get 15%).  Honey sells much better if you include variety labels and a squeezable taster with pointed cap.  We have some if you don't.  All leftover items must be picked up after the festival between 4 and 5 pm.  Call Steve McDaniel at 410-239-7496 if you want to consign items so we will know what to expect."]);

      NoticesArray.push([49, 1, "NASA Visualization Video Released", "Sept 2009", ""
         , "Hot off the press from Dr.Wayne Esaias<br>Goddard has a fantastic visualization group, and you have seen some of their work on NOVA programs and Discovery channels.  Some of the producers got interested in the Honeybeenet story.  They just released a 5 min video in HD on bees and climate change by Jennifer Shoemaker, and an accompanying story by Adam Voiland.<p>It can be found along with a written feature at: <a href='http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/beekeepers.html' target='_blank'>www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/beekeepers.html</a><br>An HD version of the video is at: <a href='http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10481' target='_blank'>svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10481</a><br>The animation within the video can be found at: <a href='http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10482' target='_blank'>svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10482</a>"]);

      NoticesArray.push([48, 1, "President's Message by Steve McDaniel", "Sept 2009", ""
         , "I made a mistake this year.  (Only one, you ask?)  Being a Master Beekeeper doesn't mean that I don't make mistakes, it means that I've made them all!  I do try to learn from them, though, and I really learned a lesson this year.<p>Just before leaving for a month-long trip in early July, I put one super on each colony. (No one can accuse me of not being an optimist!)  The hives already had several full supers from the main nectar flow. We were getting some rain, unlike last year, and I thought there just might be a small summer flow. Now, everybody knows that in Central Maryland, there is no summer nectar flow.  By the end of May, or the end of June if there are some basswood trees around, the nectar shuts off like a switch.  You'll never guess what the bees did to those supers!<p>When it comes to Maximizing Honey Yields, (sounds like the title of a talk, doesn't it?), Keith Tignor knows all the tricks, and that's his first topic-actually, 'Sustainable Apiculture: How To Maximize Honey Yields'.  He's Virginia's State Apiarist and our main speaker at the September 26 meeting at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center just north of Baltimore.  I don't want to miss this one-maybe I'll find out what I did wrong.<p>Keith's second talk is entitled 'Bees and Pesticides: Should You Worry?'  You'll be amazed at what the scientists have found in beehives that the beekeepers didn't put there.<p>Other speakers will expound on What To Do Now To Keep Your Bees Alive, current conditions in Maryland, and the Latest Research On Honey Bees.  Wayne Esaias, our very own rocket scientist (well, NASA oceanographer and climatologist, but close enough) is attending Apimondia, the world congress of apiculture, in France early this month, and he will report on all the new stuff he learns there.<p>Also on the program is the Honey Show, moved up from the November 21 meeting at the Maryland Department of Agriculture (mark your calendar!) so the entries will be fresher and perhaps more plentiful.  We need lots of entries to make it a decent show, so bring your honey and everything else you can think of (all the classes and rules are on the website, and maybe a registration form you can fill out ahead of time).  Lots of ribbons and prize money (yes, $$$$$) go begging every year for lack of entries, especially in the youth categories.  Besides, it's fun to see how you do against other beekeepers.  Bring some return address labels so you don't have to write your name twice on every tag.  This year, we will have all entries identified and give you time to look them over before they are released.<p>Don't forget our Honey Festival, which will be held on Saturday, October 10 from 10-4 at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.  It's also called the National Wildlife Visitor Center, and it's located just off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway on Powder Mill Rd. in Laurel.  We can use some more worker bees, so if you want to help in some small way, call me at 410-239-7496.  Volunteers will be allowed to consign honey at the sales booth, and at last year's festival, we sold a lot!  Tell your friends and family about the festival, too.<p>So what did the bees do to those supers I so foolishly put on at the wrong time?  They packed them full and had burr comb between the boxes, also packed full!  My mistake was in putting on only one super per hive-I should have added at least two.  I just wasn't optimistic enough."]);

		NoticesArray.push([47,0, "Honey Gatherer Photos - by Eric Tourneret", "Aug 2009","http://www.thehoneygatherers.com/html/index_en.html"
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		NoticesArray.push([46,0, "UMD Honeybee Working Group", "Jan 2009","http://www.chemlife.umd.edu/entm/hbwg/index.html"
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		NoticesArray.push([45,0, "2009 Calendar of Events now available", "Jan 2009","http://my.calendars.net/msba"
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		NoticesArray.push([44,0, "Practical Beekeeping Course - Feb 2009", "Jan 2009",""
			,"<b>Practical Beekeeping 2009 Introductory Course<b><br><p>Please note that this notice is informational only.  This course is neither provided nor endorsed by MSBA.<br>The course is also not provided through a local club or association, information on local club courses can be found here: <a href='www.msbeea.org/main/Classes.html?chkMSBA=1' target='_self'>www.msbeea.org/main/Classes.html</a>.<br><p>Course Contact: <br><p>Name: Steve Collings<br>Phone: 240-285-8250 (cell) <br>Email: <a mailto:Steve@HoneyBeeHabitat.com>Steve@HoneyBeeHabitat.com</a><br><p>Course Website: <br><a href='http://www.honeybeehabitat.com' target ='_blank'> www.honeybeehabitat.com </a><br><a href='http://www.honeybeehabitat.com/BeeClass/tabid/54/Default.aspx' target='_blank'>www.honeybeehabitat.com/BeeClass/tabid/54/Default.aspx</a><br><p>Course Information: <br><p>Location:  6800 Lily Pons Road<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Adamstown, Maryland 21710<br><p>Dates and Times:  Monday Evenings 7:00-9:00 PM beginning Feb 9th until March 31st 2009.  Field day at some point in April. <br><p>Cost: $100<br><p>Registration:  Registration is handled online at <a href='http://www.honeybeehabitat.com/BeeClass/RegistrationForm/tabid/67/Default.aspx' target='_blank'>www.honeybeehabitat.com/BeeClass/RegistrationForm/tabid/67/Default.aspx</a> or by contacting Steve Collings. <br><p>Notes:  Visit the website for more information: <a href='http://www.honeybeehabitat.com/BeeClass/tabid/54/Default.aspx' target='_blank'>www.honeybeehabitat.com/BeeClass/tabid/54/Default.aspx</a><br>"]);

		NoticesArray.push([43,0, "Rick Fell presentation at MCBA - Feb 12", "Jan 2009",""
			,"The Montgomery County Beekeepers Association will be hosting Rick Fell, Ph.D. Professor of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA as their guest speaker on Thursday February 12, 2009, 7PM<p>Special Guest Speaker: <b>Rick Fell</b>, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology, Virginia Tech<br><b>Topic</b>:   Understanding Colony Stress and Biology - Wintering Bees<br><b>Where</b>:            Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, Maryland 20906<br><b>When</b>:             Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7PM<br>State-wide invitation, but please RSVP to <a mailto:mcbeekeepersassoc@comcast.net>mcbeekeepersassoc@comcast.net</a> (so MCBA's logistics and refreshment / snack orders will be sufficient)<br><b>Level</b>:  This special program is geared to mid-level and advanced beekeepers, yet understandable by less experienced beekeepers.<br>For more info: <a href='www.montgomerycountybeekeepers.com' target='_blank'>www.montgomerycountybeekeepers.com</a>"]);

		NoticesArray.push([42,0, "Honey Show Entry Form", "Oct 2008","../sub/MSBAHoneyShowEntryForm2008.pdf"
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		NoticesArray.push([41,0, "Latest Beeline - Honey Show Rules", "Oct 2008","../news/BLine200810.pdf"
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		NoticesArray.push([40,0, "MSBA Centennial Festival - Informational links", "Oct 2008","../main/festival.html"
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		NoticesArray.push([39,0, "MSBA 100 years - Honey Harvest Festival Flyer", "Sept 2008","../sub/honeyharvest-flyer.pdf"
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		NoticesArray.push([38,0, "MSBA Celebrates 100 years - October 11", "Sept 2008","../main/centennial.html"
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		NoticesArray.push([37,0, "Article on 'Bee Gardening'", "April 2008","../sub/bee_gardening.pdf"
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		NoticesArray.push([36,0, "Beltsville Bee Research Lab - Open House June 27, 2008", "April 2008","../sub/BRL_Open_House.pdf"
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		NoticesArray.push([35,0, "Beekeeping Safari - South Africa December 2 - 15, 2008", "February 2008","http://www.ntabatours.com/beekeeping2008-itin.htm"
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		NoticesArray.push([34,0, "BEE SYMPOSIUM March 2008 - Santa Rosa", "February 2008","http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/267261/aaf78c36a8/1302000306/36d9038aa0/"
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		NoticesArray.push([33,0, "HVAS holding an Intermediate Short Course - starting February 11th", "January 2008",""
			,"Hagerstown Valley Apian Society is running an Intermediate Short Course in 2008<br>The course will consist of 6 Monday evening lectures starting on February 11th 2008.  For more details please see: <a href='http://scoutbee.org' target='_blank'>http://scoutbee.org</a>"]);

		NoticesArray.push([32,0, "MSBA Honey Show Rules", "October 2007","../sub/MSBAHoneyShowRules2007.pdf"
			,""]);
		NoticesArray.push([31,0, "MSBA Honey Show Entry Form", "November 2007","../sub/MSBAentryForm.pdf"
			,""]);

		NoticesArray.push([30,0, "PBS Silence of the Bees", "October 2007","http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bees/"
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		NoticesArray.push([29,0, "June 24-30: National Pollinator Week", "June 2007",""
			,"June 24-30 2007 has been declared National Pollinator Week.  A copy of the <a href='http://www.pollinator.org/Resources/NationalPollinatorWeek-PROC.pdf' target='_blank'>proclamation</a> is available at the <a href='http://www.nappc.org/' target='_blank'>North American Pollinator Protection Campaign</a> website."]);
		NoticesArray.push([28,0, "Deadline for Beeline submissions - May 5th", "April 2007", ""
			,"Articles for the May-June edition of the Beeline are due NLT 5 May 2007.  The Beeline encourages news and articles submitted for publication that would be of interest to the general membership of MSBA. Articles submitted from members and from local clubs may be included in the Beeline Electronic version, if there is not enough space in our 12p. mailed version.    MSBA members may submit small classified adds for personal beekeeping items to be placed on a space available basis.   Members submitting ads for their businesses must submit WORD formatted ads, 1 page or less.  Business ads will be placed in the electronic version of the Beeline.<br>Submissions to the Beeline are made to the <a href='javascript:doSubmit(\"officers.html\",\"_self\");'>Editor</a>.<p>MSBA members may receive the electronic version of the Beeline by providing their email address to the MSBA Treasurer.   The electronic version of the Beeline will be posted to a 'blind address' on the website and the membership will be sent an email announcing the link to the newsletter.   The on-line newsletter is in PDF format which can be read on-line or downloaded as desired.    Links to recent past editions of the Beeline are posted  to the website."]);
		NoticesArray.push([27,0, "Congressional Report on CCD", "April 2007", "http://agriculture.house.gov/hearings/statements.html"
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		NoticesArray.push([26,0, "Dewey Caron - Thanks and a Challenge!", "March 2007", "../sub/BeeAmbassadorsMD1.pdf"
			,""]);
		NoticesArray.push([25,0, "What's that Bug?", "March 2007", "http://whatsthatbug.com/"
			,""]);
		NoticesArray.push([24,0, "Dinner Deadline pushed out", "Feb 2007", ""
			,"The deadline for getting responses in for the dinner has been extended until Monday Feb 12th<br>If you can't get a check to me please let me know how many people you would like to bring, so that we have an accurate count for the caterer.<br>Thanks - <a href='mailto:jbealer@hotmail.com'>Jon Bealer</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([23,0, "MAAREC Press Release and Report on Colony Collapse Disorder", "Feb 2007", "http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/"
			,""]);
		NoticesArray.push([22,0, "MSBA Honey Show 2006", "Oct 2006", "../main/HoneyShow.html?chkMSBA=1"
			,""]);
		NoticesArray.push([21,0, "Some Pollinator Populations Declining", "Oct 2006", ""
			,"Improved Monitoring and More Biological Knowledge Needed to Better Assess Their Status<br><br>See<br> <a href='http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11761' target='_blank'>http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11761</a><br><br>...and the related Washington Post article : <br><a href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101801712.html' target='_blank'>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101801712.html</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([20,0, "MD State Fair - volunteers needed for the honey booth, Aug 30th", "July 2006", ""
			,"MSBA volunteers will be staffing the honey booth at the Maryland State Fair this year on August 30th.<br>There are 3 'shifts' - morning (10am to 2pm); afternoon (2pm to 6 pm) and evening (6pm to 10pm).<br>We are looking to have 4 people on each shift, so if you are available and willing to spend some time selling honey and educating the public at the Fair, please contact :<br>   Jon Bealer<br>   on (410) 357 9166<br>   or email at <a href='mailto:jbealer@hotmail.com'>jbealer@hotmail.com</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([19,0, "MSBA Honey Label", "March 2006", ""
			,"The MSBA Honey Label is now available - while stocks last!<p>At the October 15, 2005 MSBA meeting, members approved the printing and distribution of a new MSBA sponsored label for honey containers. The one and one half inch, self adhesive, glossy label depicts a green map of Maryland, golden honey comb, encircled by a black and white rope, or line for the nautically inclined, inscribed with 'MARYLAND HONEY'.<p><img src='../sub/MSBA_Label.JPG'>  (not to scale)<p>The labels are available in rolls in the following quantities:<ul><li>1000 label roll - $50 + $4.50 postage and packing</li><li>500 label roll, $25 + $4 postage and packing</li><li>200 label roll, $10 + $3 postage and packing</li><li>100 label roll, $5 + $2.75 postage and packing</li><li>50 label roll, $2.50 + $2.50 postage and packing</li></ul><p>For more information, or to place an order, please contact <br>Jon Bealer<br>702 Monkton Road<br>Monkton, MD 21111<p>or call on (410) 357 9166<p>or email at <a href='mailto:jbealer@hotmail.com'>jbealer@hotmail.com</a><p>Checks should be made payable to 'MSBA'"]);
		NoticesArray.push([18,0, "Bee Forage documents (handout from the Gruver's talk @ Feb 2006 meeting)", "March 2006", "../main/BeeForage.html"
			,""]);
		NoticesArray.push([17,0, "Beekeeping/Bee Products specialists needed for short term assignments in Africa", "March 2006", ""
			,"There are currently three (3) openings for FarmServe Africa for Beekeeping and Value Added Bee Products Specialist, for March, April and May 2006.  This 3-week assignment would take you to Ghana or Nigeria, West Africa, to teach farmers about how they can take beekeeping to a production level that is renewable and sustainable.  Currently farmers 'wild craft' honey and bee products, and use fire/smoke to harvest, and are generally not taking advantage of beekeeping as an added source of revenue for the farm.  Additionally, relative to other income-generating activities a farm could begin, it is low cost/capital to start up, which is a huge plus in places like Africa where people have generally very little savings or extra money to invest.  Your work would enable farmers who are already producing vegetables and other products to add bee products to their list, and be able to generate added income that can they can use to pay for school fees for children, health care needs, and also help the farm business grow.<p>Beekeeping is not new to Africa, by any stretch, but the idea of adding value to basic bee products is something that has a lot of potential, and is generating  a lot of interest among our farmer clientele in Africa.  Farmers have been asking us to help them understand how to make/produce the following types of products, using cost-effective and low-tech means.<p>Honey—how do you grade?  What makes quality honey?  How to market the different grades/types. Bee Pollen, Honey Comb—Bee Products for Health, Apitherapy, how to market that and use as substitute for imported health products. Beeswax for premium products—such as beauty products, lip balm, salves, etc. Beeswax for home use products--Making candles locally (they are mostly imported right now, and most rural people use them everyday)? Bee products for treating wood, waterproofing textiles and paper. Royal Jelly—currently imported from China when it is available. Biodiversity—what do bees add to the biodiversity of a farm?  What does that mean?<p>All expenses are paid except for your time.  You are cared for and guided during your stay, and provided a thorough technical and cultural orientation prior to departing the US.  FarmServe Africa is a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer program led by OIC International.  OIC International works primarily in Africa and has as its mission to help others help themselves through sustainable and practical training.  Agriculture is just one of the many topics we are involved with.<p>If you or someone you know is a Beekeeping/Bee Products Specialist who would be able to teach on a very basic, low-tech level, please contact me immediately.  Even if you don't know anyone, you can still help Africa by forwarding this message to others. Email: <a href='mailto:farmserve@oici.org'>farmserve@oici.org</a>.<p>Michelle Frain Muldoon<br>Agriculture Programs/FarmServe Africa Director<br>OIC International, US-Headquarters<br>Tel.+1-215-842-0220 x 118 or +1-215-842-0860<br>Fax. +1-215-849-7033 or +1-215-842-3740<br>Email: <a href='mailto:mfrain@oici.org'>mfrain@oici.org</a><br>Website:  <a href='http://www.oicinternational.org' target='_blank'>www.oicinternational.org</a><br>For more information or to apply to the FarmServe Africa program, call us, or email us at <a href='mailto:farmserve@oici.org'>farmserve@oici.org</a>."]);
		NoticesArray.push([16,0, "MCBA in NZ", "March 2006", ""
			,"Article : Md. beekeepers in demand as mites put sting on bee population in US - see : <a href='http://www.beekeeping.co.nz/print.php?sid=2038' target='_blank'>MCBA in NZ</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([15,0, "The Hibernation Diet", "March 2006", ""
			,"On January 1st 2006 a book will be published by Souvenir Press (London), called The Hibernation Diet.<p>This book will have a dramatic impact on sales of honey in the UK and beyond.<p>The book, which advocates taking honey before bed, to optimise fat loss during sleep, is already causing unprecedented levels of interest from the media prior to publication.<p>In January 2005, a few articles in the press about this approach to weight loss, before the book was written, caused some supermarkets in Scotland to have their shelves cleared of honey.<p>The book arose out of the authors' work in sports nutrition, whereby they have been advising athletes for some years to take honey prior to bed to optimise recovery. This information has leaked out into the athletic community nationally and has already impacted on honey sales nationally, in 2005.<p>However recovery biology is exclusively fat burning biology and arising from this, the authors developed a strategy for optimising fat burning during sleep by fuelling the liver prior to bed, culminating in the book (The Hibernation Diet).<p>Honey, which contains fructose, is ideal for this purpose.<p>The publicity agents for this revolutionary book are Midas, the company who handled publicity for the Atkins Diet.<p>The authors can testify that, not only does the diet work, but the public love the strategy and tune in immediately and enthusiastically, whenever the theory is explained to them.  Simply, if the liver is fuelled prior to bed, recovery hormones are released to do repair, regeneration and construction of new tissue. These hormones are exclusively fat burning hormones. For this to occur, blood glucose must be stable, and for this to occur, the liver must be fuelled prior to bed. Up to now, few do this, the liver depletes, blood glucose falls and adrenal stress hormones, which do not burn fat, are released.<p>The book is based on several years of research into recovery biology and although the theory and the biological principles it unitises are quite simple, they have been ignored up to now, not only by the medical profession, but also by those who offer advice to would-be dieters. For this reason the impact will be all the greater.<p>It is important therefore that the honey industry, at each level, production, supply and retail, are aware of this in advance, so that they can maximise the potential impact on sales in 2006 and prepare for a quite amazing and dramatic year ahead.<p>As authors of the book we very much want the book to be discussed at every level within the honey industry, so that a mutually beneficial dynamic may develop whereby sales of the book drive forward sales of honey and sales of honey drive forward sales of the book. Visit: <a href='http://www.hibernationdiet.com' target='_blank'>www.HibernationDiet.com</a> The book is available from <a href='http://www.Amazon.co.uk' target='_blank'>www.Amazon.co.uk</a><p>Kind Regards Mike and Stuart McInnes (authors) Hibernation Diet.<p>The authors may be contacted on 011 44 131 622 5101 or 011 44 141 847 0565 or <a href='mailto:info@hibernationdiet.com'>info@hibernationdiet.com</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([14,0, "The Honey Exchange", "Aug 2005", ""
			,"When was the last time you tried honey from Virginia? The Eastern Shore? Garrett County? or even St. Mary's County? Unless you have some good friends scattered about the State chances are that you don't have lots of opportunities to explore, experiment and enjoy honeys other than your own. Well, at the Fall meeting, October 15th, you can broaden your horizons, improve your palate, tease your taste buds and explore some of the wide world of honey…and you are part of the plan.<br><br>Here's what we're going to do. You bring up to 3, one pound glass or plastic bottles of your famous, wonderful and perfect honey to the meeting. It has to have your label on it, and something (either directly on the label or a second label on top or the back) that tells what kind of honey it is, and, if possible, when you harvested it. If it has all of that, when you arrive at Registration, you turn in your 3 bottles, and we’ll give you 3 Honey Exchange Tickets. Then, your honey goes on display so everyone can see what's available. They'll be able to look at all the fancy labels, at the varieties, at all the colors and kinds of honey that MSBA members produce. Please bring 3 bottles that are all the same variety, color and flavor.<br><br>Then at the end of the meeting, bring your Honey Exchange Tickets to the table and you can pick and choose from all the honey that others have brought. You give a ticket, and take a jar. It's as simple as that.<br><br>Now, you may not get that jar you wanted because somebody got there first. It happens. What can you do? For starters, bring some extra labels or business cards so if somebody didn’t get your perfect honey, they can take a label or a card and get in touch with you later. Even if they did, they may want more. Or may be able to sell some of your honey at their place… they’ll need to know how to get a hold of you. And, if there was something you thought was the best you ever tasted... you can get in touch with them.<br><br>So, bring 3 jars of you best and take home three jars of somebody else's best."]);
		NoticesArray.push([13,0, "Observation Hive Search", "Jan 2006", ""
			,"Do you maintain an observation hive someplace where the public can view it?<br><br>Do you know of a nature center, museum, or other facility where someone has a public observation hive? <br><br>MSBA would like to know. <br><br>We would like to post on our web page the location of public observations hives in Maryland. <br><br>Let's make beekeeping something more people can share in and learn more about. <br><br>Send us the name of the facility, an address and telephone number so we can contact them for details. <br><br>Send or phone your information to David Morris, MSBA Secretary, <a href='mailto:beefriend@verizon.net'>beefriend@verizon.net</a>, 301-725-6185, 9309 Montpelier Dr., Laurel, MD 20708"]);
		NoticesArray.push([12,0, "Feb 6 - Kent County DE, Monthly Beekeeper Meeting", "Jan 2006", ""
			,"Dear All,<br><br><b>Maryann Frazier</b> has graciously confirmed to be our guest speaker at our February meeting.  The meeting which normally is on the second Monday of each month, will be held on the first Monday of February which is is February 6, 2006.  It will be held at 7:30PM in the basement of our home at 3619 Bayside Drive located about 1/2 mile south of Little Creek, DE.<br>Please assist me in getting the word out to as many Delaware, Maryland, NJ and PA beekeepers as possible.  The topic of Maryann's talk will be Pests and Diseases of Honeybees.  She is well versed in this subject.  As many of you know, she works with Dewey on putting out the BEEAWARE newsletter which is available on the MAAREC website at <a href='http://maarec.cas.psu.edu' target='_blank'>maarec.cas.psu.edu</a>.  She is also active in the EAS by supporting the Master Beekeeper program.  Penn State has been a leader in honeybee research for the past ten years and Maryann has been an active participant in that endeavor.  Please help me in welcoming her to Delaware.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Warren Seaver<br><a href='mailto:wwseaver@dishmail.net'>wwseaver@dishmail.net</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([11,0, "Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA) opportunity", "Jan 2006", ""
			,"Dear Mr. Smith,<br><br>My name is Eric Wallace, and I'm a Program Coordinator at the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA). CNFA is a non-profit organization in Washington, DC that sends American farmers and agribusiness professionals on volunteer assignments to Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. These assignments are 16-19 days long, and CNFA pays all expenses related to the assignment. Ann Harman, one of your colleagues in the Maryland State Beekeepers Association has done a volunteer assignment with us and enjoyed it. I'm writing to you because we have a volunteer opportunity working with a group of beekeepers in Ukraine that you might be interested in.<br><br>This assignment is to work with a group of beekeepers near the Carpathian Mountains to develop their new cooperative. The volunteer will help the beekeepers improve the structure and management of their cooperative, analyze threats, attract new members and provide new services. We're planning to do this assignment in February. If you're interested in learning more about this assignment, please let me know and I will send you a detailed Scope of Work.<br><br>Please let me know if you have any questions or need any other information. Thank you for your consideration.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Eric Wallace<br>Program Coordinator<br>CNFA, Inc.<br>1828 L St. NW, Suite 710<br>Washington, DC 20036<br>202.296-3920 phone | 202.296-3948 fax<br><a href='mailto:ewallace@cnfa.org'>ewallace@cnfa.org</a> | <a href='http://www.cnfa.org' target='_blank'>www.cnfa.org</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([10,0, "MSBA Meeting Schedule for 2006", "Jan 2006", "../main/MtgList.html"
			,"The current schedule of MSBA meetings is now <a href='javascript:doSubmit(\"../main/MtgList.html\",\"_self\");'>published</a>."]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 9,0, "Africanized Bees - Where are they now?", "Nov 2005", ""
			,"Check this link to see the spread of the africanized bee, by year and state: <a href='http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=11059&page=6' target='_blank'>Spread of the africanized bee</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 8,0, "Article on successful requeening by Dr. Marla Spivak", "Jun 2005", ""
			,"See the following link for an <a href='javascript:doSubmit(\"../sub/MS_SuccessfulRequeening.pdf\",\"_blank\");'>Article on successful requeening by Dr. Marla Spivak</a>."]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 7,0, "Mite Research Survey", "Mar 2005", ""
			,"Dr. John Westra, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University AgCenter is requesting that Maryland beekeepers assist in his research into controlling Varroa and Tracheal mites. From the results of his survey he hopes to determine the following:<ol><li>how much economic damage has been caused by Varroa mites and tracheal mites</li><li>how beekeepers are dealing with Varroa mites and tracheal mites, and</li><li>the economic value to beekeepers of these new lines of honey bees for dealing with Varroa mites and tracheal mites</li></ol>Should you be interested in contributing to this research, please answer his on-line survey at: <a href='http://www.honeybeesurvey.com' target='_blank'>www.honeybeesurvey.com</a>"]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 6,0, "Record breaking Short Course in Anne Arundel", "Apr 2005", ""
			,"Lloyd Luna reports that the Anne Arundel Association successfully graduated 34 students from their short course, Beekeeping - A Honey of a Hobby. The rain held off until after they had installed two packages, which they managed to get shipped in spite of the cold spring in Louisiana. Thirty four is a new record for numbers; beating the previous high of 29."]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 5,0, "Volunteers Needed - December 5th", "Nov 2005", ""
			,"Jerry Fisher needs 4 or 5 volunteers for Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, to meet at 10 am at the MDA to stuff the newsletters.<br>Anyone interested please call Jerry at 410-841-5920."]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 4,0, "Advanced Beekeeping Course - June 10th, 2005", "Feb 2005", ""
			,"The Maryland Master Beekeepers, assisted by some of the Master Beekeepers from Virginia, <br>will be conducting a course on advanced beekeeping on June 10 at the Beltsville Laboratory. <br>Speakers for the course include Dr. Clarence Collison, Master Beekeepers from Maryland and Virginia, as well as staff members of the Beltsville Lab.<br>Topics covered in this course will include <ul><li>advanced aspects of queens and queen management;</li> <li>bee biology; <li>inspection techniques;</li> <li>colony management;</li> <li>brood diseases;</li> <li>pests;</li> <li>and beekeeping equipment</li></ul>Atendees will be challenged by laboratory examples and field inspections of colonies (weather permitting).<br>Experienced beekeepers interested in attending should contact David Smith for a tentative reservation.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David G. Smith<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President, MSBA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='mailto:beekeeper@closecall.com?subject=Advanced Beekeeper Course'>beekeeper@closecall.com</a><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;410-556-6222"]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 3,0, "Apimondia Congress", "Jan 2005", ""
			,"The 39th Apimondia Congress of the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations. This is the first time that the Apimondia Congress has been held in Ireland and over 3000 apiculturists from around the globe are expected to attend the week-long event in August 2005.<br>Full information on the congress can be viewed at <a href='http://www.apimondia2005.com' target='_blank'>www.apimondia2005.com</a>."]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 2,0, "Free Vacation in Ohio...", "Dec 2004", ""
			,"Interested in  free attendance for two at <b>EAS 2005</b>, August 3 thru 5? What's FREE: <ul><li>three nights in the dorm,</li> <li>conference registration for two,</li> <li>all meals, </li> <li>the BBQ</li> <li>and Friday Banquet</li></ul>Purchase raffle tickets from Barry Thompson, our Director for EAS, for $5 per ticket. <br>Call him at (301) 947-4652  or e-mail him at <a href='mailto:BHT1113@aol.com?subject=EAS 2005 Raffle'>BHT1113@aol.com</a> <br>or, mail a check to Barry at:  13201 Moran Drive, North Potomac, MD 20878. <br>Drawing will be held on February 26, 2005."]);
		NoticesArray.push([ 1,0, "Free Travel for beekeepers...", "Sept 2004", ""
			,"Interested in a paid trip to <b>West Africa</b>? Opportunities Industrialization Centers International (OIC) of Philadelphia is looking for volunteers to travel to the countries of <b>Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal</b> to provide advice to their beekeeping industry. OIC is a nonprofit organization that serves to improve the quality of life of low-income, disadvantaged individuals by providing training and technical assistance. OIC pays for international travel, in-country transportation, health insurance and pre-departure costs. The minimum time of service in-country is 15 days. Any beekeeper interested in providing training in Africa should contact David Smith at (410) 556-6222, or <a href='mailto:beekeeper@closecall.com?subject=MSBA - West Africa (OIC) Opportunity'>beekeeper@closecall.com</a>."]);
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